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Anja Pärson

1981 - Today

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Anja Sofia Tess Pärson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈânːja ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn]; born 25 April 1981) is a Swedish former alpine skier. She is an Olympic gold medalist, seven-time gold medalist at the World Championships, and two-time overall Alpine Skiing World Cup champion. This included winning three gold medals in the 2007 World Championship in her native Sweden. She has won a total of 42 World Cup races. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anja Pärson is the 71st most popular skier (up from 100th in 2019), the 749th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 889th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Anja Pärson ranks 71 out of 817. Before her are Jean Vuarnet, Erik Schinegger, Giuliana Minuzzo, Maurilio De Zolt, Helmut Recknagel, and Janica Kostelić. After her are Vegard Ulvang, Torgeir Brandtzæg, Anders Haugen, Elis Wiklund, Vladimir Smirnov, and François Bonlieu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Anja Pärson ranks 111. Before her are Maher Zain, Joseph Morgan, Rachel Bilson, Song Ji-hyo, Cho Yeo-jeong, and Joaquín. After her are Luisão, Cacau, Bitsie Tulloch, Paloma Faith, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Erick Rowan.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Anja Pärson ranks 749 out of 1,879. Before her are John Eke (1886), Hjalmar Johansson (1874), Victor Carlund (1906), Richard Johansson (1882), Jonny Nilsson (1943), and Magdalena Forsberg (1967). After her are Ola Brunkert (1946), Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans (1948), Christian Lundeberg (1842), Gösta Andersson (1917), Kurt Svensson (1927), and Elis Wiklund (1909).

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Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Anja Pärson ranks 6. Before her are Ingemar Stenmark (1956), Sixten Jernberg (1929), Sonja Edström (1930), Gunnar Eriksson (1921), and Thomas Wassberg (1956). After her are Elis Wiklund (1909), Nils Karlsson (1917), Stig Sollander (1926), Nils Östensson (1918), Sven Utterström (1901), and Gunde Svan (1962).

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